Cowboys vs 49ers: Linebacker DeMarvion Overshown a defensive bright spot in loss

DeMarvion Overshown had an incredible game last week.

If you look strictly at the stats, the Dallas Cowboys didn’t do many good things on Sunday night. In their 30-24 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, Dallas turned the ball over on offense multiple times for the third consecutive game. Things weren’t just bad for the offense, the Cowboys’ defense also had a long night, surrendering over 450 total yards of offense in a game for the third time this year.

There was certainly plenty of bad on both sides of the ball, but there were a couple of good things to come out of Sunday’s contest. One of those was the play of second-year linebacker DeMarvion Overshown.

Overshown, who missed his entire rookie season with a torn ACL, played arguably his best game of the year while facing a tough 49ers offense. The rookie linebacker totaled four tackles, three defensive stops, two QB pressures, and a sack.

The former third-round pick had the second-best tackling grade (80.7) of his career, via Pro Football Focus, and missed no tackles and allowed no completions in coverage in a game for the first time this year.

Overshown also recorded a critical sack on third down late in the fourth quarter to give the Cowboys the ball back down by six points. The sack ended up being the fastest in Week Eight, and the fourth-fastest of the entire season.

The 24-year-old showed off extremely impressive explosiveness and may force the Cowboys to give him more opportunities to rush the passer moving forward.

There aren’t plenty of positives or bright spots surrounding the Cowboys right now, but the performance of DeMarvion Overshown this season has certainly been one. The linebacker has flashed immense potential and has a chance to become something special if he continues to improve every week.